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How'd They Do That?

"How'd they do that?" I asked myself time and time again in my youth. As a journalist and documentary filmmaker, I witnessed ordinary people performing extraordinary feats on countless occasions. I d...

Innovation Management Capturing Ideas

All too often idea generation is a conscious process. Leaders will herd people into a room with a flip chart, conduct a brainstorming session and state a problem (without deeper analysis) and ask for ideas. However, this shows a fundamental misunderstanding of how ideas occur.

It's A Quantum Thing

We don't need to understand quantum physics entirely in order to appreciate it. Even those who have devoted their lives to the study of the universe and its atomic structure will admit that many myst...

Penny For Your Thoughts?

Your every thought is creating the value you receive. A penny for your thoughts? How about a million $ for your thoughts?

Prevention is Better Than Cure... Says Who?

You've likely heard this before... "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." Says who? I mean come on. If prevention was so popular why would we see so many "cures" being marketed. Why? Because of basic human nature that's why.

A Time for Rebellion!

When is it right for you to rebel against the negative powers working against you? When are so weighed down by someone or something that it is absolutely justified for you to strike back? Have you ever asked that? If so, then read on and let's look back in history and find a time when men of courage and perseverance did just that. Let the example of those who have gone before inspire and motivate you!

All Fortunes Begin With an Idea!

A new idea is merely the combination of two or more old ideas. The creation of a new idea is the critical first step in establishing any business. People who dream of setting up their own business but don't succeed, generally fall into one of three categories....

Business Ideas Need a New Idea? Try Changing Your Perspective

Sometimes it's not possible to see something different. Sometimes you've just been staring at a problem for so long it's now impossible to look at it in any other way. So what do you do? Why not try changing your perspective?

Business Innovation Confidence in People

In the field of creativity and innovation, there is a distinct feeling in many firms that special people are needed. This is related to a lack of understanding of creativity, innovation and creative types. There are a number of reasons not to rely on special people, including:

Creativity and Innovation Management - Special People?

People often think that creativity and innovation require specific types. Wrong.

Innovation Problems and The flow of Thought

The most progressive Think Tanks, Brain Trusts, research facilities in companies and government, etc. do their best work by allowing free thought to flow. If the United States is to lead the world in innovation and know how, technology and invention, then we will need to repel the barriers of the flow of thought. We see the backlogged PTO Patent Trademark Office and the incessant bureaucracy to bring a new product to market.

Mindfulness and Beliefs: Irrationally Yours

Believe it...or not. Thoughts are not facts, and beliefs can be, well, really irrational. Here's how to listen to our left brain--and learn!

The Hidden Superpowers Of Your Mind

The mind is an infinite wonder. It has the fantastic ability to transmute your desires into their physical counterparts. You can do anything that your mind can conceive, as long as you have the belief and will power to back it up.

Types of Innovation

Tidd et al (2005) argue that there are four types of innovation; consequently the innovator has four pathways to investigate when searching for good ideas:

Use Your Intuition As a Valuable Tool for Change

Here's a subject that we don't normally think of when we think about change. Yet, intuition can be a very powerful force for change if we honor it fully. So let's take four minutes to look at intuition. First we'll look at what it isn't, then at what it is, then at just how it relates to change in our lives.

Business Innovation Blocking: Saying YES or NO

Personalities can be divided into many types, but one of the simplest and easiest classifications that benefits idea generation and creative thinking is the concept of YES and NO.

Business Innovation Confidence through Competence

Blocks can be categorised into two general categories: First, evaluation apprehension and second, structural impediments such as lack of finance or access to decision makers.

Innovation Management Developing Ideas Within A Framework

Developing ideas within a framework is one of the most effective methods of speeding up creative output.

Is Man's Next Step Like A Can of Potted Meat?

Is it the dawning of the Age of Aquarius? For years, predictions have indicated that humanity is readying itself for a golden age, a so called new age that is right around the corner just waiting to...

Managing Creativity and Innovation, Part 2 of 2

Leaders, consultants and managers must be competent in at least thirteen domains to even begin effectively managing creativity and innovation. Part 2 of Managing Creativity and Innovation covers the last six of these domains.

Business Innovation Good Thinking

Leaders should be wary that good thinking remains at the top of the agenda. Good thinking helps focus problem identification, idea generation and the following drive through the innovation process. Some factors that inhibit good thinking include:

Business Innovation Radical and Disruptive Innovation

One of the most interesting aspects of creativity and innovation is the relationship between incremental and radical change.

Innovation Management Famous Failures!

Commercial success is not the only measure of success. One other method of gauging success is the effect on culture and the market is it significant or not? Examples include: